communicate a vision of students as would-be hackers and criminals, or your vision of students as active participants in the 21st century?
explain why computers are essential tools in every classroom?
account for all of the changes that are to come in the technological world?
Filters are fine but we need to teach students to properly evaluate websites for themselves. Let them decided to use or not use a website. Hee is the website evaluation tool I use with students.
Here is the PowerPoint I use with students on the day I send home the current AUP to be signed by parents and students. I try to put it in school and library specific terms. It may not be for everybody but I put it together when my students asked me why they had to sign it.
Does our AUP..
Filters are fine but we need to teach students to properly evaluate websites for themselves. Let them decided to use or not use a website. Hee is the website evaluation tool I use with students.
Here is the PowerPoint I use with students on the day I send home the current AUP to be signed by parents and students. I try to put it in school and library specific terms. It may not be for everybody but I put it together when my students asked me why they had to sign it.
Model Acceptable Use Policy: http://www.cybercrime.gov/rules/acceptableUsePolicy.htm